Thanks, Mr. Chair.
To respond to the questions that have been raised.... As indicated at the last appearance before the committee, 402,000 unique veterans' files have been reviewed for any specific reference with regard to MAID being raised inappropriately with a veteran—402,000 unique files. Through those files, we've isolated four cases involving one individual. If there's other information that needs to come forth that is not represented in those files, we'd like to see that. The minister has been clear about that, and we've invited veterans to come forward. If they're not comfortable coming forward to the department, they're welcome to come forward to the veterans ombudsman.
With regard to the specifics about Veteran Gauthier, who was here before the committee last Thursday, those files have been reviewed. They were reviewed as part of the 402,000, through that full review. They've subsequently been reviewed based on the issues that the veteran raised on Thursday. There's no indication in the files, in any correspondence, in any notation based on engagement with the veteran, of a reference to MAID. If the veteran has material and indication of that, again, as we've invited other veterans, we would welcome seeing that, reviewing that and making that part of our investigation.
It's critically important, as the minister has underlined and as we have stated repeatedly, that we get to the bottom of this, the full breadth of this, and that we address the issue. Up to this point, four cases have been established involving one single employee.